† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
3 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupNorfolk, NENebraskaUnited States
German41.4%31.0%12.5%
Irish9.6%11.7%9.4%
English5.5%9.4%9.5%
Czech4.2%3.4%—
American3.4%3.5%5.3%
Swedish3.0%3.1%—
Norwegian1.5%——
Danish1.2%——
Mexican9.8%8.7%11.3%
Cuban1.1%0.4%0.7%
Salvadoran0.4%0.6%0.7%
Guatemalan0.3%1.0%0.5%
Venezuelan0.3%——
Honduran0.2%0.2%0.3%
Burmese0.4%0.4%—
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Asian Indian0.2%0.5%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Norfolk, NE
Nebraska
United States
Median age
38.1
37.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.2%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Norfolk, NE
Nebraska
United States
Median household income
$66,609
$76,475
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.8%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.7%
34.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Norfolk, NE
Nebraska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.5%
12.8%
22.3%
Spanish
8.9%
8.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Norfolk, NE
Nebraska
United States
Catholic
20.4%
19.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
33.6%
14.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
35.3%
50.8%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
9.1%
12.1%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Norfolk, NE
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−20.3%
1896
+5.1%
1900
−5.7%
1904
−29.6%
1908
−2.5%
1912
+13.6%
1916
−1.2%
1920
−49.7%
1924
−18.6%
1928
−22.6%
1932
+41.5%
1936
+10.4%
1940
−32.2%
1944
−35.8%
1948
−20.5%
1952
−52.8%
1956
−42.7%
1960
−44.3%
1964
−12.6%
1968
−48.6%
1972
−58.2%
1976
−37.0%
1980
−64.0%
1984
−68.8%
1988
−50.7%
1992
−37.8%
1996
−38.6%
2000
−55.1%
2004
−58.9%
2008
−41.6%
2012
−50.0%
2016
−59.5%
2020
−58.6%
2024
−60.7%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
18.9%Harris4,298
79.6%Trump18,101
0.7%Oliver148 +3
R+60.7
R+2.1
R+59.2
22,733
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.6%18,101
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic18.9%4,298
Chase OliverNonpartisan0.7%148
OtherAll other candidates0.4%82
Cornel WestNonpartisan0.2%54
Jill SteinNonpartisan0.2%50
R
19.5%Biden4,490
78.1%Trump17,963
2.4%
R+58.6
D+0.9
R+63.0
22,996
R
16.9%Clinton3,510
76.4%Trump15,867
6.7%
R+59.5
R+9.5
R+61.6
20,774
R
23.7%Obama4,736
73.7%Romney14,718
2.5%
R+50.0
R+8.4
R+53.9
19,960
R
28.3%Obama5,589
69.9%McCain13,821
1.8%
R+41.6
D+17.3
R+48.9
19,766
R
20.0%Kerry4,039
78.9%Bush15,964
1.1%
R+58.9
R+3.8
R+56.5
20,232
R
20.7%Gore3,842
75.8%Bush14,065
3.5%
R+55.1
R+16.5
R+55.6
18,547
R
23.8%Clinton4,321
62.4%Dole11,345
13.8%
R+38.6
R+0.8
R+47.2
18,174
R
17.4%Clinton3,471
55.2%Bush11,004
27.3%
R+37.8
D+12.9
R+43.4
19,921
R
24.4%Dukakis4,332
75.1%Bush13,322
0.5%
R+50.7
D+18.2
R+43.0
17,734
R
15.3%Mondale2,713
84.2%Reagan14,889
0.5%
R+68.8
R+4.9
R+50.6
17,686
R
15.2%Carter2,805
79.2%Reagan14,601
5.6%
R+64.0
R+27.0
R+54.3
18,434
R
30.6%Carter5,201
67.6%Ford11,487
1.7%
R+37.0
D+21.2
R+39.1
16,985
R
20.9%McGovern3,355
79.1%Nixon12,693
0.0%
R+58.2
R+9.6
R+35.0
16,048
R
22.5%Humphrey3,449
71.1%Nixon10,882
6.3%
R+48.6
R+36.0
R+47.9
15,296
R
43.7%Johnson7,306
56.3%Goldwater9,419
0.0%
R+12.6
D+31.7
R+35.2
16,725
R
27.8%Kennedy5,014
72.2%Nixon12,993
0.0%
R+44.3
R+1.6
R+44.5
18,007
R
28.7%Stevenson4,998
71.3%Eisenhower12,444
0.0%
R+42.7
D+10.1
R+27.3
17,442
R
23.6%Stevenson4,170
76.4%Eisenhower13,511
0.0%
R+52.8
R+32.3
R+42.1
17,681
R
39.7%Truman5,676
60.3%Dewey8,611
0.0%
R+20.5
D+15.3
R+25.0
14,287
R
32.1%Roosevelt5,451
67.9%Dewey11,530
0.0%
R+35.8
R+3.6
R+43.3
16,981
R
33.9%Roosevelt6,512
66.1%Willkie12,698
0.0%
R+32.2
R+42.6
R+42.1
19,210
D
54.2%Roosevelt10,318
43.8%Landon8,334
2.0%
D+10.4
R+31.1
R+13.8
19,033
D
70.4%Roosevelt12,648
28.8%Hoover5,185
0.8%
D+41.5
D+64.1
D+23.7
17,976
R
38.5%Smith6,289
61.1%Hoover9,982
0.4%
R+22.6
R+4.1
R+5.1
16,335
R
22.3%Davis3,315
40.9%Coolidge6,069
36.8%
R+18.6
D+31.2
D+6.6
14,841
R
23.9%Cox2,960
73.7%Harding9,106
2.4%
R+49.7
R+48.5
R+23.5
12,360
R
48.4%Wilson4,287
49.5%Hughes4,392
2.1%
R+1.2
R+14.8
R+4.3
8,864
D
44.3%Wilson3,390
30.7%Taft2,346
25.0%
D+13.6
D+16.2
R+5.9
7,653
R
48.1%Bryan3,796
50.6%Taft3,996
1.3%
R+2.5
D+27.1
D+7.0
7,897
R
31.4%Parker2,178
61.0%Roosevelt4,227
7.5%
R+29.6
R+23.9
R+9.9
6,926
R
46.4%Bryan3,354
52.1%McKinley3,767
1.5%
R+5.7
R+10.8
D+1.8
7,226
D
51.6%Bryan3,508
46.4%McKinley3,159
2.0%
D+5.1
D+25.5
D+11.2
6,803
O
18.5%Cleveland934
38.8%Harrison1,963
42.8%
Weaver +4.0
—
R+22.0
5,062
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
30.0%6,739
69.8%15,675
22,449
2020
R
14.1%3,126
77.0%17,117
22,229
2018
R
18.9%2,940
77.9%12,105
15,539
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+53.6
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+60.7
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 7.1 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Norfolk, NE in Norfolk, NE: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−312
2012
−288
2013
−114
2014
−340
2015
−551
2016
−386
2017
−124
2018
−192
2019
−393
2021
−317
2022
−181
2023
+111
2024
−503
2025
+3
Norfolk anchors a largely rural northeast Nebraska media market where commodity prices and trade policy consistently drive voter sentiment, and Republican margins in federal races have routinely exceeded 30 points over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 68.8 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 60.7 points.
A population of 48,653, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,609 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hastings, NE and Scottsbluff, NE.
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In 2024, Norfolk, NE, Nebraska voted Republican by 60.7 points (R+60.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,733 votes cast, 4,298 went Democratic and 18,101 went Republican.
When did Norfolk, NE, Nebraska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Norfolk, NE, Nebraska voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Norfolk, NE, Nebraska?
Norfolk, NE, Nebraska has a population of 48,653 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Norfolk, NE, Nebraska?
Median household income in Norfolk, NE, Nebraska is $66,609 — below the national median of $80,734. The Nebraska state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Norfolk, NE, Nebraska?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Norfolk, NE, Nebraska from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.
